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In this space, SAHM seeks to provide important resources, handouts, toolkits and treatment protocols for healthcare providers to use in their practices.

Treatment Guidelines

STD Treatment Guidelines
Over 19 million cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) occur in the United States each year, with a disproportionate share among young people and racial and ethnic minority populations. The estimated annual direct medical costs of treating STDs and their sequelae are $17.0 billion. Left untreated, STDs can cause serious health problems ranging from infertility to increased risk of HIV infection.

To stop these silent epidemics, the 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines, which update the 2006 Guidelines, advise healthcare providers who play a critical role in preventing and treating STDs on the most effective treatment regimens, screening procedures, and prevention and vaccination strategies for STDs. The recommendations are developed in consultation with public and private sector professionals knowledgeable in the treatment of patients with sexually transmitted infections. CDC revises the Guidelines periodically, approximately every three to four years, using a scientific, evidence-based process.

The complete treatment guidelines, as well as information on webinars, ordering information regarding Guidelines hard copies, wall charts, and pocket guides and downloading iPhone and eBook versions can be viewed and downloaded on the CDC website. Or contact CDC-INFO at 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636), 24 hours/day, or via e-mail.

Immunization Recommendations
Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adolescents Ages 10-25 years – The Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine is pleased to share an immunization schedule created by the Immunization Action Coalition for the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. This schedule is based on the “Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule” approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the “Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule” approved by ACIP, AAFP, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and the American College of Physicians (ACP). Download the immunization schedule in PDF (updated June 2012).

other resources

Healthy Student Brochure
This easy-to-navigate pamphlet provides parents and students with the important medical and mental health information they should review before campus life begins, including the most up-to-date immunization requirements for teens. Plus, they’ll find tips for dealing with questions about health insurance and medical records while students are away from home, and conversation starters on difficult subjects like underage drinking, smart decision-making, drug use, campus safety and consequences of illegal activity. Providers can purchase in bulk for distribution at colleges and universities, physicians' offices and student health centers.

Health Insurance Marketplace: Resources for Youth-Serving Professionals to Guide Adolescents and their Families
The Affordable Care Act has the promise of expanding access to quality, affordable health coverage for millions of American families and small businesses. For the first time in the history of the private insurance market, consumers in every state will be able to go to one place, a new Health Insurance Marketplace (Marketplace), to check out their coverage options, get accurate information in easy-to-understand language, and make apples-to-apples comparisons of plans before they make their decision.

The Marketplace will open on October 1, 2013 and HHS recently launched a new set of educational tools to help Americans learn about their new options and get ready to sign up for coverage. We picked which tools may be most useful to youth-serving professionals as they learn more themselves and, in turn, help adolescents and families who need insurance understand the Marketplace and prepare to sign up for coverage.

The New Adolescents: An Analysis of Health Conditions, Behaviors, Risks, and Access to Services Among Emerging Young AdultsThis report examines the health risks facing the United States' 34.6 million emerging young adults, a group defined as young people aged 18–25. They occupy the space between adolescence and young adulthood—they are separating
from home and parents, but in many instances are not yet completely independent adults. It is a potentially precarious time of life. This chart book, written by SAHM past president Lawrence Neinstein, MD, and produced by the University of Southern California, provides healthcare providers, healthcare networks and vendors, institutions, and policy makers with the data they need to make informed decisions about broad health care coverage and health prevention interventions in emerging young adults. Download the PDF of the report.

Amazing Brain booklets from Alaska Family Violence Prevention Project
The Alaska Family Violence Prevention Project provides a set of five booklets available for download as PDF files. These booklets in the Amazing Brain series are a resource for parents and caregivers.